How To Recycling Glass ?
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Recycling of glass products has become very popular. Recycling glass is comparatively easy as glass is found in its pure form. The process of recycling it emits less harmful chemicals, so it causes less air pollution. Recycling glass is an environment friendly activity. |
The demand of recycled glass product is also high, making it more useful and profitable. Before recycling the glass, they are sort out according to colors. The most common color of glass is transparent, flint and amber. The unique color of glass is the result of coloring agent and it cannot be removed from any process. So, your green glass will be again recycled as green glass and brown will be recycled as brown glass only. You will be surprised to know but everyday more than 13 million bottles and jars are recycled only in US
Glass is made of sand mixed with lime, soda or ash. Glass is available in natural form as well as in manmade form.
The process of crushing the glass for recycling is referred as “cullet”. Furnace is used to melt down the glass. From bottles, jars, labels and metal parts are removed before cullet process. Cullet melts at lower temperature to form a new glass. After that reformation take place, the product is ready to hit the market after 30 days.
Recycling glass is not very tedious task, just separate the glass related items and send it some recycling place. Glass recycling saves lots of energy. It will save the earth as well as environment.
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